Technology Transfer from the University of Oxford Tom Hockaday, Managing Director
University Business Interactions Collaborative & Contract Research Training Consulting Services Regional Liaison Science Parks Entrepreneurship Technology Transfer Research Services €30m CPD OUC RLO Begbroke Entrepreneurship Said Isis Innovation
Isis Innovation Activities A company owned by the University of Oxford To help those researchers who wish to commercialise the results of their research Activities Patenting Licensing of intellectual property Formation of new companies Consulting and service contracts – Oxford University Consulting Research Material Sales Oxford Innovation Society Managing Seed Funds Technology Transfer consulting – Isis Enterprise
Isis Resources & Returns Inputs: Patent Budget People Proof of Concept Seed Fund Networks Returns: University - Patent portfolio Licence income Consulting income Spin-out shares Beyond - Wealth creation Business Innovation
University Returns Patents Licensing Consulting Research Funding Seed Funds Spin-out Shares
Activity Levels Projects 3000 250 pa Patents Families 400 50 pa Licences 200 40 pa Consulting 200 50 pa Spin-outs 50 6 pa Develop over 10 years It takes time
Culture Change University technology transfer resource University entrepreneur culture Business & professional environment All three must proceed together but the University must lead the change because.. The ideas are in the University If University provides TT resource,change will happen faster Oxford pre-Isis 1 spin-out every 4 years, post Isis 6 per year If the University doesn’t lead, the University may not receive its share of the benefits
Developing a University TTO Requires a wide range of elements in place In three Groups University Business Government These elements are universal Leadership Stories Resources Oxford & Isis provide an example.
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